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Manahawkin, New Jersey - 2 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Southern Regional School District #292 of 587 districts in New Jersey (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,072 per pupil, Southern Regional School District ranks #202 of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending (New Jersey districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,762
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$26,072
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Southern Regional School District operates 2 public schools serving 2,762 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Jersey. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Ocean County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,072 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 649 New Jersey districts by per-pupil spending. See how New Jersey compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 72.0% local, 20.6% state, and 7.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 51/100, ranked #292 of 587 in New Jersey against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 245.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.8% White, 13.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Southern Regional High School, enrolling 1,820 students (68% of the district's total enrollment).
Southern Regional High School accounts for 65.9% of all Southern Regional School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Southern Regional School District a distant remainder — means Southern Regional School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Southern Regional School District student-counselor ratio is 245:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Southern Regional School District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.9% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Southern Regional School District is typically wider than the Southern Regional School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Southern Regional School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Southern Regional School District?
Southern Regional School District has 2 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,762 students.
How much does Southern Regional School District spend per student?
Southern Regional School District spends $26,072 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #292 in New Jersey.
What is the demographic composition of Southern Regional School District?
Southern Regional School District students are 82.8% White, 13.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Southern Regional School District?
Southern Regional School District has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #292 out of 587 districts in New Jersey.